Cartoon characters to host Rochester holiday concert

ROCHESTER — This weekend, Spaulding High School will conduct holiday tunes at their 23rd annual seasonal concert.

The Spaulding High School music department’s presentation is titled “Holiday Village Concert: Nightmare in the Nursery.” The first show will be held on Friday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. with two more performances on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.

The event is open to the public, with a $7 tickets for adults and $5 for seniors, students and children. The Spaulding High School Concert Band is set to perform along with the Jazz Band, Chorus, Color Guard and Hand Bell Choir.

The beloved character Kermit the Frog will host the event as master of ceremonies, along with Miss Piggy, Beaker, Captain Hook, Peter Pan, Mario, Luigi and many other video game superheroes as they find the missing toys taken from the Darling Family Nursery.

The performance will feature traditional Christmas carols as well as many other “fun video game themes.”